SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
High-Intensity Interval Training upon Cognitive and Psychological Outcomes in Youth: A Systematic Review.
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- The effects of high-intensity interval training on executive function in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of high-intensity interval training for mental health and executive function in university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A Comparative Study of Inhibition Function between High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Healthy People: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The acute effect of two exercise modalities on neurocognitive responses in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a High-Intensity Interval Games Program in Extra-Curricular Context (MOVI-daFIT!) on Gross Motor Competence and Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Schoolchildren: Cluster-Randomized Trial.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
- Physical education exercise improves physical fitness and working memory function: a randomized controlled trial study of Uyghur adolescents in Xinjiang, China.BMC pediatrics · 2025Trial
- To explore the effects of different ways of high intensity interval training on self-control and physical health of college students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Eight weeks of high-intensity interval vs. sprint interval training effects on overweight and obese adolescents carried out during the cool-down period of physical education classes: randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Effects of moderate- and high-intensity exercise on behavior and oxidative damage in male and female rats subjected to early life stress.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a school-based peer-led high-intensity interval training intervention: the Young Fitness Leaders project.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Self-selected Recovery in High-intensity Interval Training Promotes Positive Responses in Affect, Pleasure, and Mood in Young People.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2026Article
- High-intensity interval training as a cognitive enhancement strategy for executive function in overweight female university Students.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Effects of high-intensity interval training on depressive symptoms in Hong Kong community-dwelling older adults with mild to moderate depressive symptoms: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between cognitive leisure activities and symptoms of depression in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: A CHARLS cohort study from 2011 to 2018.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- The Impact of High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiometabolic, Neurologic, Oncologic, and Pain-Related Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Strengthening initial teacher education programs to deliver confident, effective, classroom-ready graduates: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- The Era of Resistance Training as a Primary Form of Physical Activity for Physical Fitness and Health in Youth Has Come.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Implementing High-Intensity Interval Training in Physical Education: Effects on Adolescents' Exercise Motivation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Development of innovative and time-efficient strategies to involve youth in physical activity is pivotal in the actual inactivity pandemic. Moreover, physical activity may improve academic performance, of great interest for educators. This present systematic review aimed to analyze the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cognitive performance and psychological outcomes in youth. A database search (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO) for original research articles was performed. A total of eight articles met the inclusion criteria, and the Cochrane risk of bias tool was used. The studies' results were recalculated to determine effect sizes using Cohen's d. Different HIIT interventions reported improvements on cognitive performance at executive function (d = 0.75, +78.56%), linguistic reasoning (d = 0.25, +7.66%), concentration (d = 0.71, +61.10%), selective attention (d = 0.81, +60.73%), non-verbal and verbal abilities (d = 0.88, +47.50%; d = 1.58, +22.61%, respectively), abstract reasoning (d = 0.75, +44.50%), spatial and numerical abilities (d = 37.19, +22.85%; d = 1.20, +8.28%, respectively), and verbal reasoning (d = 1.00, +15.71%) in youth. Regarding psychological outcomes, HIIT showed higher self-concept (d = 0.28, +8.71%) and psychological well-being in boys and girls (d = 0.73, +32.43%, d = 0.39, +11.58%, respectively). To sum up, HIIT interventions between 4-16 weeks, for 8-30 min/session, at ≥85% maximal heart rate, would provide positive effects on cognitive performance and psychological outcomes in youth.
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